Chapter 14: Shi Qing's Master
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The back of the red-haired young man's neck couldn't help but feel a little cold, just now he saw that this idol was intact, why did his head disappear all of a sudden?
Suddenly, the tall young man next to the red-haired man let out a scream!
A group of people hurriedly turned their heads to look over, it was okay not to look at it, but it turned into four screams when they saw it!
The tall young man's head was gone! But why he can still scream without a head, the frightened thugs don't have time to think at the moment. Quickly turned his back and ran wildly.
But as soon as the redhead ran up, he found that the other two thugs next to him also lost their heads! His soul was almost frightened out, and he quickly avoided these friends and staggered towards the edge of the square.
At this moment, the three gangsters in the square, looking at each other without heads, also seemed to have seen ghosts, and hurriedly fled the square in the direction of their respective homes.
The ghostly cries of the four faded away, and the little boy was still standing in the water, but he didn't dare to move. Dean and Shi Qing were still standing in place, although they had also seen this strange thing, but they were not very afraid, but were very curious and waited for the subsequent development of the matter.
At this moment, a tall young man in a blue robe came out from behind the stone statue, he had long golden hair that was very smooth, lighter and brighter than Dean's. The fair-skinned and handsome face has a warm smile, and has an elegant and aristocratic temperament that cannot be concealed.
When the little boy saw this handsome young man in a blue robe, he was stunned for a moment, and then slowly lowered his head as if he had done something wrong.
"Hey, you say it's a human or a ghost?" Dean, who was standing a little further away from the pool, touched his nose and squeezed the stone blue next to him with his shoulder.
Shi Qing frowned, and said lightly: "Just stab the sword and you'll know." β
"Why are you so violent?" Dean glanced at Shi Qing.
Shi Qing remained motionless and entered a state of mute again.
The blue-robed young man walked to the edge of the pool and picked up the child, not paying the slightest attention to the child's wet clothes. He slowly squatted down, wiped the water off the child's face with his cuffs, and then led the child out of the square.
Until the figure completely disappeared into the depths of the night, the blue-robed young man did not have any intersection with Dean and Shi Qing, and did not even look at it.
However, Dean noticed that the guy had been hiding the child with his body as he left, as if he was watching out for himself and Shi Qing.
Dean didn't care about this, after all, Shi Qing beside him was too murderous, and he had a wicked face, so it would be strange if the other party didn't watch out.
"It seems to be human." Dean shrugged.
"Nonsense." Shi Qing pursed her lips and continued walking.
The two twisted and twisted in the narrow alleys of the slums, and finally found the address that Shi Qing was looking for.
It's a humble dwelling, as small as the other houses in the alley, but it's clean and tidy.
It's still the first half of the night, and the lights in the house are still on, and it seems that the owner hasn't slept.
Shi Qing knocked on the door directly, and someone answered the door after a while.
A small hole opened in the door, revealing a wrinkled eye.
"Who are you looking for?" The owner of the voice seems to be a little annoying to strange visitors during this time period.
Shi Qing's paralyzed face that had not moved for thousands of years showed a rare smile: "My master said that you still owe him a drink and a beautiful girl." β
The old man in the door was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly opened the wooden door.
What appeared in front of the two of them was a thin old man with white hair, he dragged Shi Qing over, and said with a smile: "Haha, I didn't expect this bastard to really accept an apprentice." Huh? Why didn't your master come along? If he doesn't come again, these old lads will all be in coffins! β
Seeing Shi Qing's expression froze, the movements of the thoughtful old man froze for a long time.
Then the old man sighed gloomily: "This bastard, I made a marriage in the Forgotten City back then, and he always asked me to compensate him for a drink." It's been dragged until now, and I'm finally willing to give up, but I didn't expect ......"
Shi Qing and Dean were taken by the old man to sit down at the wooden table in the room, poured two cups of black tea, and then asked Shi Qing, "By the way, how do you kid recognize me?" β
Shi Qing smiled slightly: "The master said that Terrissi didn't have eyebrows when he was young, and I saw your eyes in the door just now." β
The old man's neck stiffened, and he touched his bare eyebrows a little unhappily and scolded in a low voice: "I knew that this bastard would inevitably talk about my eyebrows behind his back." β
Dean listened to Shi Qing's chat with the old man on the side, and gradually got to know Shi Qing's master.
Shi Qing's master used to be the most dazzling kendo genius in the Eastern Continent when he was young, but because the young Sword Saint Torre in the Western Continent was suddenly born, Shi Qing's master decided to give up the increasingly refined sword cultivation and instead learn the sword skills of the Western Continent.
Shi Qing's master thought that if Torre could use the sword of the Eastern Continent to reach the peak of swordsmanship in the Western Continent, then he could also defeat anyone with the sword of the Western Continent.
So this sword genius from the Eastern Continent began to learn sword art in the Western Continent, and made several good friends, including the bald old man.
After that, Shi Qing's master successfully defeated all the sword masters in the Western Continent, and finally became the number one sword master in the Eastern Continent as a native of the Eastern Continent.
Because Shi Qing's master always carried a sword box containing seven swords of different styles, Shi Qing's master was called "Sword Box Seven" by the people in the sword world at that time.
But surprisingly, Shi Qing's master suddenly disappeared after challenging Torre.
People in the sword arena speculated one after another, saying that it was the "Sword Box Seven" who retreated from the battle and became a turtle with a shrunken head.
But only a few of his friends knew that this swordsman, who valued his reputation more important than his life, lost his arms on the eve of the duel, and since then he has retired from the sword arena and returned to his hometown in the Eastern Continent.
The old man looked at the lamp that was shaking because of the lamp oil, squinted his eyes slightly and said slowly: "At that time, that guy obviously lost something more important than his life. But he still laughed and drank with us, saying that wouldn't it be more interesting to take in the best apprentice in the future and beat Torre up again? But a few of us know that this guy is laughing, it's definitely worse than crying......"
Dean was a little saddened by the atmosphere.
Isn't the saddest thing in this world that "red faces are easy to grow old, and heroes are twilight"? The legend of becoming famous in the martial arts arena is certainly fascinating, but how many people know how many heroes' dreams and pains are buried under this legend?
Shi Qing quietly covered up the sadness evoked by the memories, raised his head and said firmly to the old man: "Master's last wish, I will definitely fulfill it." β
The old man looked at the young swordsman who was sitting straight, as if he saw the "Sword Box Seven" of the year, and said with a smile: "You kid, you are really similar to your master." By the way, you're here to get a sword this time, right? β
In the old man's memories just now, Dean knew that Shi Qing's master had only taken a handful of "Wind" with him when he left the Western Continent. The rest was distributed to other friends, and it was agreed that he would come and pick up the satisfactory apprentices after receiving them.
And during Shi Qing's trip to retrieve the sword, because the custodians of the "sting" and the "return to the horse gun" did not change their addresses, they were obtained smoothly.
Shi Qing raised his head and replied calmly to the old man, "Yes, I'm here to take away the 'Su Hairpin'." β
The old man was about to speak when the door outside the house was pushed open.
"Daddy, I've found Little Jack." A gentle voice came from the doorway.
The old man got up with a smile and said loudly to the door: "That's good, Leon come in quickly, there are guests in the house." β
Dean and Shi Qing both got up out of politeness, but the person who came out of the hallway surprised them.
It turned out to be the blue robe and the little boy who were in the square before.
"It's you!" Dean was a little surprised.
The young man named Leon was also a little surprised, but his tone was still very steady: "What a coincidence, hello, my name is Leonardo, and the child here is Jack." β
Dean and Shi Qing also introduced themselves.
Tyrethy, who has no eyebrows, learned what happened according to the conversation between the three of them, and said that it was fate.
And Dean and Shi Qing also learned through Tyresi's introduction that Leonardo was Tyresi's adopted child and had been with him all these years. Tyresi used to make a living by telling stories in small theaters and teahouses, while Leonardo supported his family with illusion performances. Now that the aged Terrissi has retired, the burden of making ends meet falls on Leonardo. Fortunately, Leonardo's illusion show is very popular, and he is the most famous illusionist in the area, and life at home is getting easier and easier.
It seems that the disappearance of the red-haired gang in the square before should have been affected by Leonardo's illusion.
As for Little Jack, the old man didn't introduce anything.
Because there were not many rooms in the house, Dean and Shi Qing were arranged in the same room, although Shi Qing was very unhappy, but considering Terrissi's difficulties, it was naturally difficult to say anything.
"I'll just say, that Leonardo is so handsome, how can he be the son of Terris, it turns out that he was really adopted." Dean lay straight back on the bed.
Shi Qing sat cross-legged on another makeshift bed, closing his eyes and resting.
In the second half of the night, the two gradually fell asleep.
A dark shadow crept up in front of the door of the two's room, gently pushed the door open a small crack, and then carefully slipped inside.
However, this black shadow did not expect that before he could push open the door, Dean and Shi Qing had already woken up. The two of them moved quickly to the door with lighter steps.
So as soon as the black shadow entered the room, Shi Qing and Dean covered their mouths and pressed him to the ground.
But with the help of the faint moonlight outside the window, the two found out that this burglar turned out to be Terris!
The two hurriedly let go of him, and Terrissi covered Shi Qing's aching neck and scolded in a low voice: "You two stinky boys, you want to kill my old bones!?" β
Dean and Shi Qing helped the old man up, and were about to apologize, but the old man covered his mouth.
"Be quiet, and don't let Leon hear you."
Dean and Teeshire glanced at each other, confused by Terris.
The old man said to the two of them mysteriously: "I want to ask you to help me save someone, but I can't be known to Leon until I am rescued." β
Dean asked with some confusion, "Save whom?" β
"The Oiran of Elysium - Diana."
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